The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
MINNESOTA.

Fergus Falls and st. Cloud have had
several burglarious visitations, but the
thieves failed to secure plunder of any CON-
sequence.
The residence Of Mrs. George Patton at
Lake City, has been burned to the ground.
The fire started from an unknown cause
in a corner Of the woodshed. The main
building would perhaps have been saved,
but an accident interrupted the working Of
the fire engine. Most OF the furniture was
saved. Loss, about 5000; insurance,
$1,000 on building and 500 on furniture, in
the Home.
J. +. Martaini, night operator at Rice's
Point station. was arrested and locked up
for robbing the money drawer Of about S75.
On the late short line train from Superior
the conductor could get no orders from
:tics's Point and had to flag the train
Point the operator had gone. The station
agent was hunted up and an examination
showed the money was gone. Martaini
was found in q saloon and had spent nearly
all the money.
Wheat is pouring into Minneapolis at
rate never exceeded in the month of
corresponding week were 919,OOO bushels.
Last we K they were so, 900 odd bushels,
and the aggregate for this week promises
to be AS much il not more. This rush of
grain to market does not extend to Duluth,
however, aud the aggregate at both places
time. The market at Minneapolis is firm
The mills are all busy. The average daily
output is about y QUO barrels
A railway train passing through the vii
lage Of Detroit at .. m, raised an alarm
of fire which called the male population Of
the town to the scene of the confagration
blacksmith shop OF ]. c. Ballard. The fire.
department worked hard, but only succeeded
in preventing the spread of the flames to
the east. Had it not been q profound calm
the business portion would have been laid
in ashes. An unoccupied house to the west
more, was entirely consumed. Loss light.
Mr.. Billiards. loss Is heavy.
At st. Paul, Sheriff Richter came sud-
denly upon a man apparently in hiding in
the cellar of the jail, after II o'clock at
night, and called upon him to show who he
was, but getting no response the sheriff
fired and soon found he had killed colored
man. well known to him. and formerly q
janitor in the courthouse. The man shot
was Tim Graham, aged IS years and mar
ried Under the circumstances no blame
charging his duty. though through (araham's
siie nee an awful calamity came upon him.
The dead man had borne good character,
but why he was in the jail cellar is un-
known.
Sergeant Ralph Teeple, Of Company K.
Fifth infantry, stationed at Fort Totten,
Dak., committed suicide in the st. Paul
Hotel, at st. Paul, by cutting the main
artery in his left arD, just below the elbow
joint, and bleeding to death. He came down
from Fort Totten with the marksmen to the
Fort Smelling shoot in August, where he
had charge Of the cook house and the camp.
He received q furlough of 20 days, and
when the Fort TOtten marksmen went home
he remained In st. Paul. He was 81 years
Of age and unmarried. He has been in the
United States army service for nearly Il
ten. Charles Bannitz, an exprivate in Com
pany +, 5th regiment, was seen and stated
that he had always been an honest and up
right man, but that he had lately been des
| pondent over the fact that he had no money
ind was absent without leave.
saltwater was somewhat surprised at the
assignment to Capt. Bronson, Of the Mat
Clark Transportation Company, with lia
| bilities stated at ~, O,O00 and assets $4,000
The assets Of the company consist princi
steamboats,, and barges, ali tied up now q
Staples foundry at Saltwater. Th,
steamers are: David Bronson, Isaac Sta
lies, 7. K. Graves, Menomonie. Evansville
Jennie Hayes aud Bun Hersey. The liabil
but, as stated by Mr.. Clark
there are about $4,000 OF them in Stillwa
ter, aud the remainder are distributed
among down Mississippi points. They ar,
for loans, repairs ON boats, fuel, supplies
labor, etc. Mr.. Clark assigned PERSONAL,
on account of having endorsed accolnmo
datiOn paper used by the company. Th
amount Of this accommodation paper is no
yet known. His assets consist Of stocks il
various saltwater corporations, pine lands
bills receivable and few pine logs.
His highness, Thakore Sahib Of Morv
accompanied by DIR. Banager. w. b. Whit
DR.. Hotchkiss of New York, and servant
have visited st. Paul. The party hav
been touring the continent since Sept. 5 il
Vanderbilt car, which was placed at thei
disposal on their arrival In this country
The Prince speaks good English, an,
while In the city said to
repoi ter: My province is north of Bombay
and includes about 300, 900 people. 1t is on
Of the largest states in India. Our colon,
is in q very peaceful state at the presen
time. Oh. no, Russia doesn't want wa
with us; that Is the reason why she did no
let her lion loose during the difficulty
year ago. England, you know, is at ou
back. Anyway, with Lord Dufferin q
England's representative in India, n
list of the highest order. l ann veryi muc
pleased with my trip to America. w
hava Just come from Manitoba and leav
| for ChicarO whora wa will rest l,ofore nrt